Born in Fort McPherson,
Northwest Territories (NWT), Robert Feagan
grew up accompanying his father on RCMP patrols of the Mackenzie Delta by
dog team. With his father in the RCMP, Robert had the opportunity to live
in and visit all of Canada's provinces and territories, and while most of
his life has been spent in the North (Yellowknife, Cambridge Bay and
Inuvik), Robert has also lived in Ontario, Newfoundland, Prince Edward
Island, Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Alberta.

After graduating from Dalhousie
University in 1982, Robert worked in Yellowknife, Cambridge Bay and Inuvik.
His work has allowed him to travel extensively, and he was struck by how little most
Canadians actually knew about the northern territories of their own
country.

His first novel, Napachee, was inspired by a desire
to teach young people more about the north in an entertaining but
realistic fashion. Through its use of northern languages, culture and
geography, Napachee has become
a popular resource for the northern studies at many schools across Canada.
Robert returned to the Canadian north with Mystery at Shildii Rock, and his latest novel,
Arctic Thunder, has been shortlisted for a 2012 Manitoba Young Readers Choice Awardand the
Golden Eagle Children's Choice Book Award. It has also been nominated for a
2012 Rocky Mountain Book Award, and
was selected by the Canadian
Children's book Centre for its annual Best
Books for Kids and Teens list.

Robert has five
children: Robin, Joshua, Michael, Tandia and Maya, and currently resides in
Edmonton, Alberta.

Edmonton Rush Offensive Coach Todd Lorenz and Assistant Captain Jimmy Quinlan attended the launch of
Arctic Thunder on September 26 in St. Albert. Both men are featured in the novel.